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VERTEBRATES
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Vertebrate Zoology (Hemichordates & Chordates) Mind Map on VERTEBRATES, created by Litty Carter on 23/04/2013.
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hemichordates & chordates
vertebrate zoology
vertebrate zoology
hemichordates & chordates
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Litty Carter
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VERTEBRATES
Cambrian era
Cranium, brain, paired eyes, vertebral column
Cartilage and bone. Duplicate Hox gene complex
Neural Crest
Key Evolutionary Steps
1. HEAD: Craniates, complex movement and feeding
2. VERTEBRAL COLUMN: support
3. JAWS: predatory life
4. BONE: replaces cartilage support
5. LUNGS: Breathing air
6. LEGS: move on land
7. AMNIOTIC EGG: reproduce out of water
8. INSULATION: feathers/fur
9. MILK: suckling young
EXTANT GROUPS
Myxinoidea
Hagfish
Petromyzontia
Lampreys
Chondrichthes/Elasmobranchii
Cartilaginous fish
Osteichthyes
Bony fish
Amphibia
Frogs, toads, newts, salamanders
Reptilia
Crocodilians, snakes, dinosaurs
Aves
Birds
Mammalia
Mammals
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